Ohio prep football adopts mercy rule

11:10 PM,
May 21, 2014

If an Ohio high school football game reaches a 30-point spread in the second half, the contest will begin operating with a running clock. If the margin dips under 30, it will go back to normal. This is part of the new mercy rule in Ohio football this fall.

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Ohio high school football will now will have a "mercy rule" in effect. Last week, lost in the midst of passing the competitive balance issue, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors approved a mercy rule for the 2014 football sports regulations.

It is permitted as a "state adoption" by National Federation of State High School Associations rules. ...